Paraconvexitermes acangapua 圆头近凸白蚁
- Type locality
- Brasil: Pará: Benevides, Fazenda Morelândia [1.22S 48.28W]
- Distribution
- Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela
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Summary
Paraconvexitermes acangapua is a species of the genus Paraconvexitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Cancello & Noirot in 2003; the type locality is Brasil: Pará: Benevides, Fazenda Morelândia [1.22S 48.28W]. Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela.
Etymology
Genus name Paraconvexitermes: From Greek para- (beside) + Latin convexus (convex) + termes.
Specific epithet acangapua: From Tupi acanga (head) + pua (round), referring to the head shape
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Paraconvexitermes — 3 species
- Type species of the genus: Paraconvexitermes nigricornis
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Cancello & Noirot, 2003. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
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Related papers
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- Paraconvexitermes acangapua(Isoptera: Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae), a new genus and new species of the so-called “small Neotropical soil-feeding nasutes” from South America
Abstract
A new genus Paraconvexitermes is described, comprising Paraconvexitermes acangapua, new species, P. nigricornis (Holmgren) and P. junceus (Emerson), both previously in Convexitermes Holmgren. Now, Convexitermes comprises C. manni Emerson and C. convexifrons (Holmgren). The worker’s digestive tube of both genera along with those of Atlantitermes species allowed to get a better definition of these three genera. Illustrations on the digestive tube and mandibles of workers, soldier’s head, alate’s head and secondary reproductive female of the new genus and species are provided. The phylogenetic relationships with the other nasute genera are discussed along with the “soil feeding” concept.
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Other species in Paraconvexitermes (2 species)
Cite this species
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Paraconvexitermes acangapua 圆头近凸白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/paraconvexitermes-acangapua/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_paraconvexitermes_acangapua_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Paraconvexitermes acangapua: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/paraconvexitermes-acangapua/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Paraconvexitermes acangapua: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/paraconvexitermes-acangapua/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -